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202 Merah Putih flags to grace Mount Tambora in April
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The upcoming Pesona Tambora (Tambora Charms) festival will involve 202 participants from nature-lover communities across Sumatra, Java and Bali islands, as well as Makassar in South Sulawesi and Lombok in NTB. (Kompas/Ahmad Arif)
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he Pesona Tambora (Tambora Charms) festival is set to return in April to Dompu regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), to commemorate the mountain’s massive eruption on April 11, 1815.
Tempo.co reported that this year's event would include the hoisting of 202 Merah Putih flags at the peak of Mount Tambora.
Head of the event initiator Dompu Nature Lovers Communication Forum, Rifad Cimin, said that the number of flags was in accordance with the 202 years since Mount Tambora erupted, adding that they would put the flags at the lip of the caldera on April 11.
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Rifad also said that the flag-hoisting would involve 202 participants from nature-lover communities across Sumatra, Java and Bali islands, as well as Makassar in South Sulawesi and Lombok in NTB.
Dompu Cultural and Tourism Agency acting head H. Ikhtiar said he expected that the event would put the spotlight on Mount Tambora as a global tourist destination. (jes/kes)
